Subject: 2.5m obslog 20140426 (MJD 56774) From: kpan@apo.nmsu.edu Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 10:48:48 +0000 (UTC) APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY SDSS 2.5M OBSERVING LOG Saturday April 26, 2014 (MJD 56774) ---- Observing Team ---- Dmitry Bizyaev Kaike Pan ---- Observing Plan ---- BOSS for the first part of the night, switch to APOGEE after LST = 15h ---- Observing Summary ---- Most of the night was lost to high dust, high humidity, high wind, and clouds. We opened for 1.5 hours and observed one APOGEE plate. cart 5, plate 5940, 030+00. Missing; 55, 184, 211, faint: 128 We accumulated 18K dust during 2.5 hours ventilation and opening. ---- Observing Log ---- Afternoon: ---------- All hardware, software, actors, plates were checked, no problems found. Guider darks obtained. Collimation with cart 11: ==> Collimate-56774-b1-00179009.log Collimate-56774-b2-00179009.log Collimate-56774-r1-00179009.log Collimate-56774-r2-00179009.log 85 ) ---------- Weather: humid25m = 24.0; airTemp25m = 10.5C, dpTemp25m = -9.2C; diff= 19.7C; wind25m = n/a, direction = n/a ---------- semOwner = TCC:0:0 stuiVer=(1.3 2013-09-05), pid = 74583 memory = 306 MB Ventilation delayed because of high dust count on site: 65K - 80+ K ! Very windy (> 56 mph) Night: ----- 02:00Z Very dust (30K), overcasting. 07:25Z, dust level down to 3.5K, and the sky is mostly clear. Start ventilation and fill 10L dewards in case we open in 1 hour or so, we don't need to fill the dewards. Still very windy: 43 mph. 08:40Z enclosure off. cartChange calib: 08:50:19 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120009, 10, A, Dark 08:52:06 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120010, 10, A, Dark 08:52Z cart 5, plate 5940, 030+00. 09:03Z started 2xABBA, partly cloudy, poor seeing. Guider seeing at ~4.5". 09:28Z seeing improved to ~2.7-3.2". 9:03:10 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120011, 47, A, Object 09:11:34 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120012, 47, B, Object 09:19:54 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120013, 47, B, Object 09:28:22 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120014, 47, A, Object 09:36:42 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120015, 47, A, Object 09:45:05 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120016, 47, B, Object 09:53:25 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120017, 47, B, Object 10:01:52 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120018, 47, A, Object 10:10:42 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120019, 5, A, DomeFlat 10:12:48 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120020, 10, A, Dark 10:14:35 apogee.expose=apRaw-12120021, 10, A, Dark missing fibers: 55, 184, 211. faint: 128 10:17Z dust spike to 8.5K and humidity at 80%. enclosure closed. BOSS and APOGEE morning calibration started. ---- Spectroscopy Data Summary ---- mjd i UT File/Exp Imtype Nread A/B Dth Ct-Plate Arch Offset %Flux Comm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56774 1 23:59 12120001 Dark 3 A 13.0 11-7512 a-b-c - - 56774 2 00:29 12120002 Dark 60 A 13.0 11-7512 a-b-c - - 56774 3 00:40 12120003 QuarFlat 10 A 13.0 11-7512 a-b-c - 108 56774 4 00:42 12120004 Arc-Thar 12 A 13.0 11-7512 a-b-c 1.91 - 56774 5 00:44 12120005 Arc-Une 40 A 13.0 11-7512 a-b-c - - 56774 6 00:51 12120006 Arc-Thar 12 B 13.5 11-7512 a-b-c 2.37 - 56774 7 00:54 12120007 Arc-Une 40 B 13.5 11-7512 a-b-c - - 56774 8 01:01 12120008 Dark 60 A 13.0 11-7512 a-b-c - - 56774 9 08:50 12120009 Dark 10 A 13.0 11-7512 a-b-c - - 56774 10 08:51 12120010 Dark 10 A 13.0 11-7512 a-b-c - - 56774 11 09:02 12120011 Object 47 A 13.0 5-5940 a-b-c - - 56774 12 09:11 12120012 Object 47 B 13.5 5-5940 a-b-c - - 56774 13 09:19 12120013 Object 47 B 13.5 5-5940 a-b-c - - 56774 14 09:28 12120014 Object 47 A 13.0 5-5940 a-b-c - - 56774 15 09:36 12120015 Object 47 A 13.0 5-5940 a-b-c - - 56774 16 09:44 12120016 Object 47 B 13.5 5-5940 a-b-c - - 56774 17 09:53 12120017 Object 47 B 13.5 5-5940 a-b-c - - 56774 18 10:01 12120018 Object 47 A 13.0 5-5940 a-b-c - - 56774 19 10:10 12120019 DomeFlat 5 A 13.0 5-5940 a-b-c - 85 56774 20 10:12 12120020 Dark 10 A 13.0 5-5940 a-b-c - - 56774 21 10:14 12120021 Dark 10 A 13.0 5-5940 a-b-c - - ---- Telescope Offsets and Scale ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09:02 5-5940A 51.6 40.6 221.2 ( 9.1, -9.2) ( 27.6) ( -3.6, 10.8, 0.0) apog 09:10 5-5940A 49.5 41.9 219.7 ( 8.1, -7.9) ( 22.5) ( -3.6, 10.8, 0.0) apog 09:19 5-5940A 47.3 43.2 218.1 ( 7.4, -7.9) ( 17.0) ( -3.6, 10.8, 0.0) apog 09:27 5-5940A 45.0 44.5 216.4 ( 7.3, -7.4) ( 21.6) ( -3.6, 10.8, 0.0) apog 09:36 5-5940A 42.6 45.7 214.6 ( 6.9, -7.4) ( 22.9) ( -3.6, 10.8, 0.0) apog 09:44 5-5940A 40.0 46.9 212.7 ( 6.9, -8.0) ( 20.8) ( -3.6, 10.8, 0.0) apog 09:52 5-5940A 37.4 48.0 210.6 ( 7.1, -8.6) ( 20.0) ( -3.6, 10.8, 0.0) apog 10:01 5-5940A 34.6 49.0 208.5 ( 7.2, -9.5) ( 20.0) ( -3.6, 10.8, 0.0) apog ---- Focus Log ---- Time Inst Scale M1 M2 Focus Az Alt Temp Wind Dir -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09:02 5-5940A 1.000270 -2666 -194 798 51.6 40.6 -2.3 11 273 5.0 apog 09:10 5-5940A 1.000298 -2937 -339 884 49.5 41.9 -2.4 13 271 4.0 apog 09:19 5-5940A 1.000291 -2873 -264 909 47.3 43.2 -2.4 12 266 4.1 apog 09:27 5-5940A 1.000291 -2873 -268 909 45.0 44.5 -2.4 19 278 4.1 apog 09:36 5-5940A 1.000285 -2812 -203 930 42.6 45.7 -2.6 16 284 4.0 apog 09:44 5-5940A 1.000257 -2532 12 917 40.0 46.9 -2.6 19 291 3.2 apog 09:52 5-5940A 1.000246 -2433 96 917 37.4 48.0 -2.8 20 272 2.8 apog 10:01 5-5940A 1.000226 -2213 228 892 34.6 49.0 -2.8 20 282 2.8 apog ---- Weather Log ---- Time Inst Temp DP Dif Humid Wind Dir Dust,1um IRSC IRSCm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09:02 5-5940A -2.3 -7.3 5.0 68 11 273 5276 9.1 803 5.0 apog 09:10 5-5940A -2.4 -7.4 5.0 68 13 271 5098 243.5 854 4.0 apog 09:19 5-5940A -2.4 -7.1 4.7 70 12 266 5347 285.8 1023 4.1 apog 09:27 5-5940A -2.4 -6.8 4.4 71 19 278 6109 274.7 868 4.1 apog 09:36 5-5940A -2.6 -6.6 4.0 73 16 284 6904 197.9 808 4.0 apog 09:44 5-5940A -2.6 -6.1 3.5 77 19 291 8211 13.1 803 3.2 apog 09:52 5-5940A -2.8 -5.9 3.1 79 20 272 8581 9.0 803 2.8 apog 10:01 5-5940A -2.8 -5.7 2.9 80 20 282 7981 10.4 802 2.8 apog ---- Telescope Status ---- 7:25 Started ventilation 8:40 encl25m : open 10:17 encl25m : closed No interlocks bypassed Status at: 11:00 Telescope stowed at: 121.0, 30.0, 0.0 mount Instrument mounted: cartridge = 11 Counterweights at: 460 LN2 autofill systems: Connected and turned on 180L LN2 dewar scales: SP1 159 lbs, 22 psi SP2 166 lbs, 20 psi ---- Software Used ---- STUI: 1.3 2013-09-05 alerts: v1_3_0 apo: FAILED boss: v2_5_16 boss.daq: 1.3.2 boss.specMech: 3.0.4 gcamera: v1_3_7 guider: v1_6_3 hub: Tag: sdss3_v1_2_0 mcp: v6_6_18 mcp.plc: 29 mcp.azFiducialVersion: v1_111 mcp.altFiducialVersion: v1_111 mcp.rotFiducialVersion: v1_111 platedb: v1_1_0 sop: v1_3_2 sos: v1_2_0 sos.idlspec2d: v5_6_9 tcc: 2.14.0 apogee: -not availble- apogeecal: -not availble- apogeeql: v1_5_3 -----Other software sdssProcedure(sdss3): v3_06 APO-local scripts : trunk Setting up: idlspec2d Flavor: Linux64 Version: v5_6_9 Setting up: |elodie Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_3 Setting up: |spinspect Flavor: Linux64 Version: start Setting up: |specflat Flavor: NULL Version: v1_20 Setting up: |speclog Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |platelist Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |platedb Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_5_2 Setting up: |hooloovookit Flavor: Linux64 Version: v3_4_1a Setting up: |sqlalchemy Flavor: Linux64 Version: 0.7.10 Setting up: |psycopg Flavor: Linux64 Version: 2.5.1 Setting up: |yannytools Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_2 Setting up: |actorcore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_21 Setting up: |opscore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_19 Setting up: |external Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_2_0 Setting up: |actorkeys Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |plc Flavor: Linux64 Version: v29_1 Setting up: |sdsstools Flavor: Linux64 Version: v4_33 Setting up: |sdss3tools Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_7_12 Setting up: |RO Flavor: Linux64 Version: RO-2.8. Setting up: |tron Flavor: Linux64 Version: sdss3_v_1_9 Setting up: |idlutils Flavor: Linux64 Version: v5_5_10 Setting up: |idl Flavor: Linux64 Version: 7.1 Setting up: |dust Flavor: Linux64 Version: v0_1 Setting up: |photolog Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: actorcore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_22 Setting up: |opscore Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_19 Setting up: |external Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_2_0 Setting up: |actorkeys Flavor: Linux64 Version: trunk Setting up: |plc Flavor: Linux64 Version: v30_2 Setting up: |sdsstools Flavor: Linux64 Version: v4_33 Setting up: |sdss3tools Flavor: Linux64 Version: v1_7_12 Setting up: |RO Flavor: Linux64 Version: RO-2.8. Setting up: |tron Flavor: Linux64 Version: sdss3_v_2_0 ---- Problems in Detail ---- High Dust High Wind